Panasonic Aj Spx800p Operating Instructions Manual

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5-4 Preparing for Audio Input 
Take the following steps to prepare the camera for connecting
audio input devices. 
5-4-1 When Using the Front Microphone 
The AJ-MC700P microphone kit (optional) includes a
microphone that can be mounted on the camera. 
1Open the microphone holder. 
2Mount the microphone and tighten the clamping screw. 
3Connect the microphone cable to the MIC IN jack on the
camera. 
4Set the AUDIO IN switch to [FRONT] depending on the
audio channel to be recorded. 
5-4-2 When Using a Wireless Receiver 
Using an External Wireless Receiver 
Mount a wireless receiver when using a wireless system. 
1Mount the wireless receiver on the camera attachment. 
2Align the grooves in the camera attachment with the pins on
the unit (e.g., the battery case), and mount the wireless
receiver. 
3Connect the wireless receiver to the AUDIO IN jack with the
XLR cable. 
4Set the AUDIO IN switch to [REAR] for the channel to which
the XLR cable is connected. 
5Set the LINE/MIC/+48V selector switch on the rear panel to
[MIC]. 
To remove the wireless receiver, raise the lever on the
bottom of the camera attachment. 

Please refer to the wireless receiver’s instruction manual for
such information as operation of the wireless receiver. 
Clamping Screw 
MIC IN Jack
AU D IO  IN
Switch
Wireless Receiver
Camera Attachment 
XLR Cable
AUDIO IN Jack Audio Output Jack
AUDIO IN Switch  
						

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® Wireless Receiver 
1Remove the cover to insert the wireless receiver and
secure it with the screws. 
2Set the AUDIO IN switch to [W.L.] depending on the audio
channel to be recorded. 
5-4-3 When Using Audio Devices 
1Connect the audio device to the AUDIO IN jack with the
XLR cable. 
2Set the AUDIO IN switch to [REAR] for the channel to which
the XLR cable is connected. 
3Set the LINE/MIC/+48V selector switch on the rear panel to
[LINE]. 
5-5 Mounting the Camera on a 
Tr i p o d  
When mounting the camera on a tripod, use the tripod
attachment supplied with the camera. 
1Mount the tripod attachment on the tripod. 

Select an appropriate hole in the attachment, taking into
account the center of gravity of the camera and tripod
attachment combined. 
Also, make sure that the diameter of the selected hole
matches the diameter of the pan head screw. 
2Mount the camera on the tripod attachment. 
Slide the camera forward along the grooves until you hear a
“click”. 
Removing the Camera from the Tripod Attachment 
While holding the red lever down, move the black lever in the
direction of the arrow, and slide the camera backward to remove
it. 

If the tripod attachment pin does not return to its original position
after the camera has been removed, hold the red lever down and
move the black lever in the direction of the arrow again, in order
to return the pin to its original position. 
Please note that the camera cannot be mounted if the pin
remains in the center. 
LINE/MIC/+48V 
Selector Switch 
AUDIO IN Jack 
AUDIO IN Switch 
Pan head Tripod Attachment 
Tripod Attachment 
Red Lever  Black Lever  
						

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5-6 Attaching the Shoulder Strap 
To detach the shoulder strap, first open the hooks, then detach
the strap. 

Make sure that the shoulder strap is securely attached. 
5-7 Attaching the Rain Cover 
When using the SHAN-RC700 Rain Cover 
5-8 Connecting the AJ-EC3P 
Extension Controller 
Some functions can be remote-controlled when the AJ-EC3P
extension control unit (optional) is connected to the camera. 
When the AJ-EC3P is connected, the camera automatically
enters remote control mode after the power switches of both the
camera and the AJ-EC3P are turned ON. 

zBe sure to turn OFF both the camera and the AJ-EC3P power
switches before connecting or disconnecting the controller
cable. 
zIf ECU DATA SAVE is set to OFF, the camera-related setting
values, which have been adjusted or set using the AJ-EC3P,
will be cancelled when the camera power switch is turned
OFF. Also, the setting values cannot be written to an SD card.
However, the menu settings performed using the AJ-EC3P
can be written to an SD card. Next time the AJ-EC3P is
connected, the setting values will return to the AJ-EC3P
settings. 
ECU DATA SAVE can be selected from the 
screen on the CAM OPERATION page. 
zIf ECU DATA SAVE is set to ON, the values adjusted or set
using the AJ-EC3P are retained, even after the camera power
switch is turned OFF. 
zThe USER switch on the camera does not function when the
AJ-EC3P is connected. 
zWhen controlling the shutter from the AJ-EC3P, the shutter
speeds correspond to the speeds set by the menu on the
camera, not the speeds written on the AJ-EC3P. The shutter
speeds correspond as follows: 
Press to open 
the hook. Shoulder Strap 
Tighten the cord 
Secure with the 
surface fastener
Secure with the surface fastenerAJ-EC3P
Shutter Speed Indication Camera Shutter Speeds 
100 (60) POSITION1
120 POSITION2
250 POSITION3
500 POSITION4
1000 POSITION5
2000 POSITION6
AJ-w
Controller Cable
ECU Connector 
AJ-EC3P 
						

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5-9 Attaching the Front Audio 
Level Control Knob
If you use the Front Audio Level control frequently, attach the
accessory knob so that it can be easily operated. 
Remove the screw in the center of the Front Audio Level control,
and attach the accessory knob using the screw (included). When
attaching the knob, be sure to align the marks on the control with
the marks on the knob. 
Screw Marks
Knob 
(Accessory) 
Screw 
(Accessory)
Î
Front Audio 
Level Control  
						

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Chapter 6  Manipulating Clips with Thumbnails 
A clip is a data group that includes the images and voices created from one shooting session, together with additional information 
such as voice memos and meta data. 
The following manipulations can be performed using the cursor and SET buttons, while checking the images displayed on the LCD 
monitor: 
zPlayback, delete or restore the clip.
zAdd a voice memo to the clip.
zAdd or delete a shot mark on the clip thumbnail.
zFormat P2 cards and SD cards.
6-1 Thumbnail Manipulations Overview 
Thumbnail screens are configured as follows: 
THUMBNAIL
OPERATIONPROPERTY
ALL CLIP
MARKED CLIPS
VOICEMEMO CLIPS
SLOT CLIPS
SETUP
EXIT
MARKED IND.
VOICEMEMO IND.
DATE FORMAT
THUMBNAIL SIZE
EXIT
DELETE
FORMAT
REPAIR CLIP
EXIT
CARD STATUS
CLIP PROPERTY
EXIT WIDE IND.
DATA DISPLAYSELECTED CLIPS 
						

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6-2 Thumbnail Screen 
Press the THUMBNAIL button to display the thumbnail screen
on the LCD monitor. Pressing the THUMBNAIL button again
returns the display to the regular display. When switching is done
from the regular screen display to the thumbnail screen display,
all the clips will be displayed on the thumbnail screen.
Also, pressing the MENU BAR button in the thumbnail screen
moves the pointer to the menu bar and enables thumbnail menu
manipulation. 

zWith the TCG switch positioned at [SET], when the time code
or user bits are set or when camera menus are being
manipulated, thumbnails cannot be manipulated.
zDuring menu manipulation, thumbnail manipulation cannot be
performed.
Display Mode 
Indicates the thumbnail types displayed on the screen. 
ALL:Display all clips. 
SELECTED:
Display randomly selected clips. 
MARKED:Display clips with shot marks. 
VO I C E  M E MO:
Display clips with voice memo data. 
SLOT:Display clips in the specified P2 card. 
Please refer to [6-5 Switching the Thumbnail Display] for
more information. 
Slot Number
Indicates the P2 card in which the clip under the pointer is
recorded. The slot number of the P2 card that contains the
clip is displayed in yellow. 
If the clip is recorded across multiple P2 cards, all the slot
numbers of the P2 cards that contain the clip are displayed. 
The slot numbers of the other P2 cards, if inserted, are
displayed in white. 
Clip Number
The numbers set by the camera for all the clips recognised
correctly by the P2 card. These numbers are allocated in
chronological order, by shooting dates and times. 
Thumbnail
The image captured immediately after you start shooting is
displayed as a thumbnail. 
Time Display
You can set this to display the time code at the start of clip
recording, the user bits at the start of clip recording, the
shooting time, the shooting date or the shooting and date.
Please refer to [6-12 Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode]
for more information. 
The factory setting is the time code at the start of clip
recording. 
Menu Bar
The Menu Bar includes menus for manipulating clips and
switching/setting the thumbnail display. 
Press the MENU BAR button on the thumbnail screen to
manipulate the menu bar. Use the cursor () and SET
buttons to select the menu. 
THUMBNAIL:
To switch the thumbnail display and set the display mode. 
OPERATION:
To delete clips and format a P2 card. 
PROPERTY:
To display clip properties and P2 card status. 
EXIT:
To return the pointer to the thumbnail. 
 Incomplete Clip Indicator
Indicates that although a clip is recorded across multiple P2
cards, one of these cards is not inserted into a P2 card slot.
 Voice Memo Indicator
This marker is displayed for a clip with a voice memo
attached. Please refer to [6-7 Voice Memo] for more
information about voice memos. 
 Wide Clip Indicator
This marker is displayed for clips recorded with the 16:9
aspect ratio. 
 Shot Mark Indicator
This marker is displayed for a clip with a shot mark attached.
Please refer to [6-6 Shot Mark] for more information about
shot marks. 
 Defective Clip Indicator
This marker is displayed for defective clips, which may result
from a variety of causes, e.g., powering-down during
recording. 
A clip displayed with a yellow corrupt marker can be
restored. Please refer to [6-9 Restoring Clips] for more
information. 
A clip displayed with a red corrupt marker cannot be
restored and must be deleted. If the clip cannot be deleted,
format the P2 card. 
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6-3 Selecting Thumbnails 
Multiple thumbnails can be randomly selected in the thumbnail
screen. 
1Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer (yellow frame)
to the desired clip and press the SET button. 
The frame around the selected thumbnail changes to a blue
frame. Press the SET button again to deselect the clip. 
2Additional clips can be selected by repeating Step 1.
It is possible to display only the selected thumbnails in the
thumbnail screen for playback. Please refer to [6-5 Switching the
Thumbnail Display] for more information. 
6-4 Playing Back Clips 
1Press the THUMBNAIL button. 
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor. 
2Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer over the desired
clip. 
3Press the PLAY/PAUSE button, and the clip under the
pointer will be played back on the LCD monitor. 
After playback of the clip under the pointer, subsequent
clips are played back in order, according to when they were
shot. The thumbnail screen returns after the last clip has
been played back. 

When playing back clips, it is not necessary to “select” the
clips (blue frames around the thumbnails). 
4During playback, pressing the REW button starts 4C speed
reverse playback, and the FF button starts 4C speed fast
playback. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to return to
normal playback. 
5During clip playback, pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button will
temporarily stop (pause) the process. 
During a pause, pressing the REW button changes the
pause position to the beginning of the previous clip, and the
FF button changes the pause position to the beginning of
the next clip. 
6Pressing the STOP button during clip playback stops the
playback and returns the display to the thumbnail screen. 

When playback is stopped, the position of the pointer
remains on the clip that was being played back, regardless
of where the playback started. However, when the
THUMBNAIL button is pressed to close the thumbnail
screen, the pointer will move to the starting clip (i.e., the clip
with the earliest recording date and time), not the clip on
which the pointer was last positioned.
THUMBNAIL Button
LCD Monitor
SET Button
CURSOR Buttons
MENU BAR 
Button 
						

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6-5 Switching the Thumbnail 
Display 
The display can be switched so that only those clips matching
the specified conditions are displayed in the thumbnail screen. 
1Press the THUMBNAIL button. 
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor. 
2Press the MENU BAR button. The pointer moves to the
menu bar. 
3Move the pointer over THUMBNAIL and press the SET
button to select it. A sub-menu appears. Switch the
thumbnail display by selecting one of the following items: 
ALL CLIPS:
Display all clips. 
SELECTED CLIPS:
Display randomly selected clips. 
MARKED CLIPS:
Display clips with shot marks attached. 
VOICE MEMO CLIPS:
Display clips with voice memo data attached.
SLOT CLIPS:
Display clips recorded in the P2 card inserted in the
specified slot.
When this item is selected, SLOT1 to SLOT5 are displayed
as a sub-menu. Select the desired slot to display the clips. 
SET UP:
Please refer to [6-12 Setting the Thumbnail Display Mode]
for information about this item. 
EXIT:
Close the sub-menu. 
6-6 Shot Mark
A shot mark can be added to a clip thumbnail to distinguish this
clip from the others. 
1Press the THUMBNAIL button. 
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor. 
2Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer over the clip to
which you want to attach a shot mark. 
3Press the Shot Mark button. 
4A shot mark will be attached to the clip thumbnail under the
pointer. 
To delete a shot mark, reposition the pointer over the clip
and press the Shot Mark button. 

zA shot mark can be attached during recording. Please refer to
[3-9 Shot Mark Function] for more information. 
zWhen adding a shot mark to (or deleting the shot mark from) a
clip recorded across multiple P2 cards, do this with all these
P2 cards inserted into P2 card slots.
MENU BAR Button
Shot Mark Button 
						

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6-7 Voice Memo
A voice memo is audio data that can be attached to the clip
separately from the voice recorded during shooting. 

A voice memo can be attached during recording. Please refer to
[3-8 Voice Memo Function] for more information. 
6-7-1 Playing Back Voice Memos
1Press the THUMBNAIL button. 
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor. 
2Press the MENU BAR button. The pointer moves to the
menu bar. 
3From the MENU BAR, select THUMBNAIL  VOICE
MEMO CLIPS. 
The clip thumbnails with voice memos attached are
displayed in the upper section of the LCD monitor. The
lower section of the LCD monitor shows information about
the voice memo on the clip selected by the pointer. 
4Move the pointer over the clip that contains the desired
voice memo to playback and press the SET button. 
The pointer moves to the lower part of the LCD monitor. 
5Press the left/right cursor buttons () to move the pointer
over the still image that is related to the voice memo you
wish to play back. Then, press the SET button. 
6The voice memo will be played back. 
During voice memo playback, the still image related to the
voice memo is displayed on the LCD monitor and the
viewfinder. The video output signal is also the still image. 
To stop the voice memo playback, press the STOP button. 
7To return the pointer to the thumbnail display after playback
of a voice memo, press the MENU BAR button to move the
pointer to the menu bar, and then select EXIT.

The voice memo playback signal is emitted through the
speaker and the PHONES jack on the camera. This signal
is not emitted from the AUDIO OUT jack. 
6-7-2 Recording a Voice Memo
During thumbnail display, voice memos can be added to the clip
on which the pointer is positioned.
1Press the THUMBNAIL button. 
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor. 
2Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer over the clip to
which you want to attach a voice memo. 
3Press the Voice Memo button and record the voice memo
through the Voice Memo Microphone. 
“VOICE REC” is displayed at the top of the screen. 

zWhen a voice memo is attached during thumbnail display,
the voice memo is related to the first still image of the clip.
Please refer to [3-8 Voice Memo Function] for more
information. 
zWhen the power is abruptly turned off while a voice
memo is being recorded during playback of a clip, the clip
will not be affected by this, but the voice memo will not be
recorded.
4Press the Voice Memo button or the stop button again to
stop recording. 
Shows the still image that 
the voice memo is related to. 
Thumbnail 
Display
Shows the total number of voice 
memos attached to the clip. 
The pointer moves down. 
Voice Memo 
Microphone
Voice Memo Button 
						

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6-7-3 Deleting Voice Memos
1Perform Steps 1 to 4 in the [6-7-1 Playing Back Voice
Memos] section to select the voice memo in the clip. 
2Move the pointer over the clip you want to delete, and press
the MENU BAR button. The pointer moves to the menu bar. 
3From the menu bar, select OPERATION  DELETE. 
YES and NO appear to confirm deletion. Use the cursor
buttons and the SET button to select YES. 
The voice memo is deleted. 
6-8 Deleting Clips
1Press the THUMBNAIL button. 
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor. 
2Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer over the clip you
want to delete. 
Press the SET button to select the clip. 
3Press the MENU BAR button and select OPERATION 
DELETE from the menu bar. 
4The following screen appears. Use the cursor buttons and
the SET button to select YES. 
5The clip is deleted. All selected clips (in blue-green frames)
are deleted by this operation. 
6-9 Restoring Clips
Restores clips that are defective as a result of sudden powering-
down during recording, or removal of the P2 card being
accessed.

Only those clips with yellow corrupt clip markers can be
restored. Delete the clips with red corrupt clip markers. If the clip
cannot be deleted, format the P2 card. 
During restoration of the clips, however, the defective-clip
indicator may change from yellow to red, resulting in inability to
restore the clips.
1Press the THUMBNAIL button. 
The thumbnail screen appears on the LCD monitor. 
2Use the cursor buttons to move the pointer over the clip you
want to restore (defective clips are indicated by corrupt clip
marks). 
Press the SET button to select the clip. 
3Press the MENU BAR button, and select OPERATION 
REPAIR CLIP from the menu bar. 
4The confirmation window appears. Use the cursor buttons
and the SET button to select YES.